appearing in telecommunications systems in guam and elsewhere. microsoft said the group, codenamed volt typhoon , had targeted us cyber infrastructure across numerous key industries. the head of a russian paramilitary group that s opposed to president putin has said it carried out a recent cross border raid from ukraine, in coordination with the ukrainian military. the kremlin claims it killed seventy attackers on monday. there s been no independent verification of the figures. kyiv denies any link to the incursion. a trump supporter who was photographed with his feet on the desk of the house speaker during the capitol riot two years ago has beenjailed for four and a half years. the photo of richard barnett became a defining image of the january 6th insurrection. officials in canada say firefighters have made significant progress in tackling wildfires which have devastated large areas in alberta. rainfall in the last few days
has been arrested in south africa. that s according to the united nations tribunal for war crimes committed in rwanda. they are alleged to have orchestrated the killing of approximately 2,000 tutsi refugees during the 1994 genocide against the tutsis in rwanda. there will be more of that as we get it. let s get some of the day s other news now the us national security agency says it s identified a state sponsored cyber actor from china trying to target critical infrastructure networks. it comes after microsoft published details of a mysterious computer code appearing in telecommunications systems in guam and elsewhere. microsoft said the group, codenamed volt typhoon , had targeted us cyber infrastructure across numerous key industries the suez canal authority says it has successfully refloated a ship that had run aground at the southern end of the passage. tug boats were used to free the hong kong flagged ship, which had blocked other vessels from passing. the suez canal is a crucial
western intelligence officials and microsoft have warned that a state sponsored chinese hacking group has been spying on critical infrastructure networks across the united states. the us national security agency and its allies say similar activities could be occurring globally. microsoft said that the group, codenamed volt typhoon , was looking at ways to disrupt critical communications between the us and asia. china s foreign ministry has dismissed the claims, accusing the us of initiating a disinformation campaign. let s talk more about this with our security correspondent gordon corera. take us through the basic planks of what we know that is being alleged? this is a joint advisory from five western nations saying that the hacking group which they say is linked to the chinese state has been carrying out this quite stealthy campaign to hack into infrastructure, things like telecoms
In a first, Indian Rafale combat aircraft are likely to participate in a multinational wargame codenamed Orion which is being hosted by France involving many of